Robert Johnson

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• In the Loop: Lighting Up The Holidays - Feeding and fighting our light obsession

  On this special In the Loop event at the USB Forum, MPR’s Jeff Horwich presents the show "Lighting Up The Holidays: Feeding and fighting our light obsession." Program includes music, interviews, stories, and lots of voices -- including many guests and audience members in the UBS Forum.

  Dec. 22, 2006Save
• Minnesota Senate Judiciary committee defeats gay marriage ban amendment

  MPR’s Tom Scheck reports that a committee in the Minnesota Senate has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and its legal equivalents in Minnesota.

  Apr. 4, 2006Save
• The origin of Floyd of Rosedale

  MPR’s Mark Steil looks back at the origin story of the Floyd of Rosedale trophy, which goes each November to the winner of the Minnesota-Iowa game. On one level, the bronze pig is just another collegiate prize. But few people know it had its origins in a 1934 game with racial overtones.

  Nov. 17, 200521 minSave